Changes in the status of childhood

Sociologists argue about the definition of the term ‘childhood’. They claim that childhood is neither biological nor natural; that it is provoked as a social construction. This means that society creates and defines childhood and that is causes the changes in the status of childhood. In this essay I will attempt to assess these changes and evaluate them. I will look at the views of various sociologists and how the society is changing the way children are treated. This essay will look at whether these changes, if any, are beneficial for the child. Sociologists argue about the definition of the term ‘childhood’. They claim that childhood is neither biological nor natural; that it is provoked as a social construction. This means that society creates and defines childhood and that is causes the changes in the status of childhood. In this essay I will attempt to assess these changes and evaluate them. I will look at the views of various sociologists and how the society is changing the way children are treated. This essay will look at whether these changes, if any, are beneficial for the child. Sociologists argue about the definition of the term ‘childhood’. They claim that childhood is neither biological nor natural; that it is provoked as a social construction. This means that society creates and defines childhood and that is causes the changes in the status of childhood. In this essay I will attempt to assess these changes and evaluate them. I will look at the views of various sociologists and how the society is changing the way children are treated. This essay will look at whether these changes, if any, are beneficial for the child. Sociologists argue about the definition of the term ‘childhood’. They claim that childhood is neither biological nor natural; that it is provoked as a social construction. This means that society creates and defines childhood and that is causes the changes in the status of childhood. In this essay I will attempt to assess these